The Foxglove Gloxiniiflora, 'Digitalis purpurea 'Gloxiniiflora', is a dramatic bloomer for your shade garden and it makes a stunning cut flower. The Gloxiniiflora is a very sturdy variety of Foxglove. It is considered a biennial because it produces foliage the first year and flowers the 2nd year. The 2 to 3 inch long flowers are white, pink, salmon, yellow, cream, and cerise. Foxglove begins blooming in spring and blooms for 6 to 8 weeks.The Gloxiniiflora is one of the few flowering plants that flowers well in the shade and it will take some sun. The Foxglove requires a slightly acidic, sandy, well drained soil with quite a bit of organic material. It prefers to be moist. Plant seeds in the spring after the last frost up until 2 months before the first fall frost.